Crossing borders through folklore
Crossing borders through folklore: African American women's fiction and art Alma Jean Billingslea-Brown
Publisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c1999.
ISBN: 0826211992
DDC: 813.0099287
LCC: PS374
Edition: (alk. paper)
Summary:
Examining works by Toni Morrison, Paule Marshall, Faith Ringgold, and
Betye Saar, this innovative book frames black women's aesthetic
sensibilities across art forms. Investigating the relationship
between vernacular folk culture and formal expression, this study
establishes how each of the four artists engaged the identity issues
of the 1960s and used folklore as a strategy for crossing borders in
the works they created during the following two decades.
Because of its interdisciplinary approach, this study will appeal to
students and scholars in many fields, including African American
literature, art history, women's studies, diaspora studies, and
cultural studies.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-142) and index.
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